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Media & Perceptions
Background on SmartPower
SmartPower is a non-profit marketing organization dedicated to promoting clean, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
We are the “Got Milk” organization for clean energy and energy efficiency.
We use consumer market research in order to create campaigns and messages for clean energy and energy efficiency.
Ultimately we seek to create large scale and small scale clean energy
installations and a generation of energy savers!
Percentage of the American people who say they will purchase clean energy
The SmartPower Approach
84%
Percentage of the American people who actually purchase clean, renewable energy
The SmartPower Approach
<3%
Huge Gap Between Intention and Action
So Why Are the American People Lying?
84% <3%
The Four Barriers….Perception Over Reality
Our 7 years of consumer research has shown us that there are Four Barriers the consumer faces when they think of clean energy:
1. Reliability: “I don‟t think it actually works!”
2. Availability: “I don‟t know where to buy it.”
3. Cost: “Buying into the „lifestyle‟ is too expensive!”
4. Inertia: “It‟s easier to do nothing.”
What Do We Mean By Media Perceptions?
Clinton's 'Smart Power' Slogan Is Just Plain Dumb, Branding Experts Say
Marketing professionals say Hillary Clinton's catchphrase to sum up her foreign policy is unclear and ripe for misinterpretation.
FOXNews.comThursday, January 22, 2009
“YOU DECIDE!”
What Do We Mean By Media Perceptions?
smart power: the key to obama's grand strategy…
…Or To Address Media Perceptions More
Directly
Saturday, September 12,2009
For Coast Guard and CNN, an Exercise in Embarrassment
CNN Jumps the Gun on Coast Guard Story
First: What is the Media?
Literally thousands of types of
media
The Media Food Chain
We Have “Traditional Media”
The New York Times
Washington Post
CNN
ABC News
NBC News
CBS News
Dwindling Number of daily newspapers
The Media Food Chain
We Have “New Media”
Blogs
Websites
Social Networking Sites
Non-profit media/journalism
Expanding Cable/Direct TV
Satellite Radio
On-line News Aggregators (Huffington, Drudge, etc.)
…and on and on
The Media Food Chain
We Have “Niche Media”
Fox News
MSNBC
Daily Show
Magazines
…and on and on
How to Breakthrough?
The Question becomes how do we break through?
And how do we change perceptions?
The Media Food Chain
Start with the New Media
Expand your reach
through Niche Media
Establishyourself
through the traditional
media
Speak to People Where They Are
Step 2: Move into the Niche Media…
“Play a Game, Save the Earth”
Jenny Sherman
“Trying to go green can quickly begin to feel like
another chore you don‟t have time for, especially since
it‟s not clear what would make the greatest difference.
That‟s the rationale behind climateculture.com, which
incorporates the best elements of carbon calculators,
eco-product reviews, and community forums to make
reducing your environmental impact fun.... Climate
Culture takes it to the next level.”
Step 3: Arrive In The Glow of The Mainstream Media
“Green Social Network Startups Tap
Competition to Fight Climate Change”
Katie Fehrenbacher
“In association with its virtual game site, Climate
Culture recently launched the contest America‟s
Greenest Campus, whereby college students sign up
and pledge ways to reduce carbon emissions. Climate
Culture is working with the Department of Energy and
SmartPower, as well as universities including Stanford,
Harvard, Penn and Yale, for the contest. The college
with the most participants and the largest carbon-
emissions reduction wins cash prizes.”
The Final Word
Create Your Own Media Perceptions:
Use on-line media to position your organization and products;
Use niche media to create a sense of momentum
Use the national (old) media to impress your funders and
customers!
Let‟s Get Energy Smart!
More Details:
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President
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Suite 1040
Washington, DC 20036
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